Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-17
STATE NEWS

tie heat Of the day.
The Presbyterian church Of Manhat-
/ tan has issued a call to Rev. ID. Q. Mil
ner, oe Atchison, to become pastor, at a
salary OF 81, 800 per year.
The Hays City correspondent of the
! Abilene Gazette writes that the Union
! Pacific company has purchased col
lection Of over eighty varieties Of native
grasses for exhibition in the east. The
collection was made by Mrs. Hamilton,
Of Ellis county, from eight acres Of land.
Burlington NOnpareiJ: A. PeasIey has
paid one hundred losses in the last sixty
days from accidents by lightning in this
county and vicinity. A few Of them have
been incurred by tornado and hail, but
the great bulk were from thundsTboits
During that period, the rainfall has been
next to nothing.
Kansas has two insane asyluns, one at
Topeka and the other at OssaWatOmie
a Soldiers Orphans Home located at
Atchison, a reform school for boys at
Topeka, an asylum for feeble min ded
youth at Winfield, a blind asylum at
WyRndOtte, and a deaf and dumb asy-
lum at Olathe.
Clay Center Times: The total num-
Der Of Salvation Army converts is nine
ty-one. Eight were added in one
night, eight IL the next afternoon, snd
eight the next night. The crowd on the
sidewalks near the Salvation Army bar
racks is nearly as large as the con
gregatiou inside.
Decatur county claims the honor Of
having the smallest living man Of his age
for a resident, in the person Of Major
LOOs, nineteen years Of age, thirty-tWO
inches high, and weighs about thirty
pounds. His parents reside six miles
from Jennings. Another attraction is
the moss haired girl, MAY Loos, Of the
same family.
Russell Record: A good many
sentimental stories are told and publish
ed on Buffalo Bills first love- that are
too Water-lOgged to swim well. We were
acquainted with Cody in LeavenwOrth
during the war, and We always found
his first love to be q glass of whiskey,
and his last love to be another glass Of
whiskey.
Nemaha Spectator. The storm did
considerable damage along Spring creek
in the way OF te ring down trees sud
limbs. A great deal Of corn is blown
down SO that it viii be very difficult
when it comes to hUsking. The old
cane mill, that was run by water power,
was a victim of the storm.
AtchisOn Patriot: The coJored people
Of this city viii hcld "A meeting at one of
the colored churches some evening soon,
to discuss the adVisability Of Petiti"bii,g
the common council to make an BpprO
priation for a college for negroes IN
Atchison. Thy say that they are entit.e &
to recognit on IN this matter, and are in
deal earnest about it.
Lakin Advocate: lightning struck
the 'isod house, residence Of Capt Will
Logan, in township q, recently. Wal
ter Hulen, a nephew Of Capt. Logan,
was scOrched on the left arm, the blaze
rUnning down to his elbow, leaving a
scar. The organ sitting il another Por-
ton OF the room was damaged TO some
ent and the house showed the effects
of the fiery Auid.
The Topeka insurance company,
which has Just been chartered, is one Of
the strongest and best fire insurance
companies that has ever been chartered
In the state. Its stockholders and Off
GERS are all home men who are well
known in Kansas. The officers Of the
company are: President, r. Hynes
vice president, N a. Brann secretary,
o. B. Colby; treasurer, VIM. Binford
Their home Office viii be in Topeka, and
they expect to have an agent in every
county In the state.
Tr--1fT- TT,4so-7. A e. L. .-r.sf-
men were at work digging IA well On o.
P. Bucks farm five miles north Of
ingalls,, at a depth Of 81 feet a large
stump was discovered. After consider
able labor and exertiOn II Wis removed
from the well intact, and was found to
be IN a perfect state Of preservation. Il
weighed 166 pounds, and the scar where
it had been topped OF Is as perfect as if
nature had done the job. The discovery
was mEde IN the sand bed which exists
at the depth Of go to 20 feet.
the walls Of the whole of the west end
Of the Crawford Daisy opera house at
Wichita fell to the ground, Monday last,
in an intsrminRble mass of brick, stores,
timber, and mortar. The total loss to
the building Is estimated at SIS, 600, and
will fall upon the contractors. Builders
all agree in saying that the cause OF the
tall was poor material, interior brick and
cheap mortar The building was to be
opened September 18th, but few days
longer were required to complete it.
Englewood Chief: Some yonng men
came into town bringing with them a
young wildcat, which they captured
about seven miles west of this city on
Wednesday. One Of the boys was out
hunting, when the old wildcat followed
him. When within about seven feet OF
him, end Just IN the act Of springie g
upon him, he ired load of sluPs into
her, killing her almost instantly. One
Of the kittens was found and captured,
and it is supposed tine others are near by
where It was caught.
Arkansas CITY Republican Traveller:
DR.. Il. D. Cooper, of Dexter. tells US
that natural gas been discovered In the
vicinity OF his town. For some time it
has been noticed that the water was
tasting badly aud almost unfit for use.
It was also noticed that the water
dubbed up and reading In the Repub-
Hsd1- Traveller Of gas being discovered
here, an empioye On the farm was induced
TO lower a lighted candle In the well. a
snail report and fash Of fire Is report
ed to have followed. The we'll is so feet
deep and it is supposed that the gas
burst through the walls.
Columbus Star-Courder: A very de
plorable looking family passed through
the city yesterday, from what point we
could not learn, nor TO what point they